Lancet Haematol
September 2023
Background: Anaemia and blood transfusion are associated with poor outcomes after hip fracture. We evaluated the efficacy of intravenous iron and tranexamic acid in reducing blood transfusions after hip fracture surgery.
Methods: In this double-blind, randomised, 2 × 2 factorial trial, we recruited adults hospitalised for hip fractures in 12 medical centres in France who had preoperative haemoglobin concentrations between 9·5 and 13·0 g/dL.
Background: The management of perioperative iron deficiency is a component of the concept of patient blood management. The objective of this study was to update French data on the prevalence of iron deficiency in patients scheduled for major surgery.
Methods: The CARENFER PBM study was a prospective cross-sectional study in 46 centers specialized in orthopedic, cardiac, urologic/abdominal, or gynecological surgery.
Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med
April 2022
Background: A catheter in femoral nerve block (F-Cath) is an effective regional analgesia technique in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) but results in significant quadriceps weakness. The femoral triangle catheter (FTB-Cath) seems to be an interesting alternative. In this study, we aim to demonstrate that the nerve block administration for analgesic purposes via an FTB-Cath results in less quadriceps weakness than via an F-Cath.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObese pregnant women have increased rates of fetal macrosomia, long labor, and cesarean sections, which lead to an increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Carbetocin is useful for the prevention of PPH after a cesarean section. Our study aimed to investigate predictors of carbetocin failure after a cesarean section, and specifically whether obesity is associated with carbetocin failure.
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January 2021